Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 May 2023
159. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of the 21 education centres in Ireland that will publish their annual and audited accounts on their websites in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25421/23]
View answerEducation Support Centres are independent statutory bodies recognised under Section 37 of the Education Act (1998). Each Education Support Centre is responsible for preparing annual audited financial statements and submitting these to my Department. In accordance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies each Education Support Centre should publish an annual report and audited financial statements each year, having first presented them to members at the AGM. All Education Support Centres are aware of their obligations in relation to the publishing of their financial statements and my Department will engage with the Centres in this regard.
